Registered Nurse (RN) - Inpatient Services
About The Position
Shriners Children’s St. Louis is hiring a full-time day-shift Registered Nurse for its Inpatient Unit. The nurse provides direct care to children with a range of orthopedic conditions, from mild to complex, delivering medical-surgical and intensive-care-level nursing care. The position works 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and rotates every third weekend. The role involves comprehensive assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation in partnership with patients, families and the healthcare team. The nurse uses evidence-based practices, communicates and documents care, teaches patients and families, maintains a safe care environment, advocates for patients, and contributes to patient safety and quality improvement.
Requirements
- Associate’s degree in Nursing.
- Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification within one year of employment.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within one year of employment.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
- Two years of acute care nursing experience.
- Pediatric experience in an orthopedic environment is highly desired.
Responsibilities
- Collect and analyze comprehensive assessment data, interpret findings, identify patient needs and potential risks, and document assessment information.
- Use evidence-based assessment techniques and validate diagnoses or issues with patients, families and healthcare team members as appropriate.
- Identify expected outcomes and develop culturally appropriate, individualized plans of care with patients, families and healthcare team members.
- Apply evidence-based nursing practices and revise care plans based on ongoing assessment and the patient’s response and outcomes.
- Implement care plans with patients, families and healthcare team members, prioritizing and performing interventions, treatments and procedures according to patient needs and established guidelines.
- Provide compassionate care and document all components and modifications of the individualized plan of care in the patient health record.
- Communicate relevant information through handoffs across levels of care and organizations.
- Teach patients and families using strategies suited to their conditions and learning needs, and support health promotion and self-management.
- Maintain a safe, clean and organized environment for patients, families and staff.
- Seek feedback on teaching strategies, evaluate patient and family understanding and response, and use teach-back where appropriate.
- Evaluate and document patient status, participation and understanding, and the rationale for revisions to the plan of care.
- Maintain a professional, therapeutic nurse-patient relationship and advocate for patients and families.
- Listen to patient-care concerns and practice issues, communicate them to appropriate healthcare team members, and document them in a timely manner.
- Question healthcare practices as appropriate to support safety and quality improvement.
- Use available resources to help formulate ethical decisions.
- Disclose observed illegal or incompetent practices and decisions by potentially impaired healthcare staff according to organizational policy.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
